Analysis and Prediction of Rainfall and Storm Surge Interactions in the Clear Creek Watershed using Unsteady-State HEC-RAS Hydraulic Modeling

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dc.contributor.advisorBedient, Philip B.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGriffin, Robert J.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRaun, Loren H.en_US
dc.creatorWinter, Heatheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:38:09Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:38:23Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:38:09Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:38:23Zen_US
dc.date.created2012-05en_US
dc.date.issued2012-09-05en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2012en_US
dc.date.updated2012-09-06T04:38:24Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study presents an unsteady-state hydraulic model analysis of hurricane storm surge and rainfall-runoff interactions in the Clear Creek Watershed, a basin draining into Galveston Bay and vulnerable to flooding from both intense local rainfalls and storm surge. Storm surge and rainfall-runoff have historically been modeled separately, and thus the linkage and interactions between the two during a hurricane are not completely understood. This study simulates the two processes simultaneously by using storm surge stage hydrographs as boundary conditions in the Hydrologic Engineering Center’s – River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) hydraulic model. Storm surge hydrographs for a severe hurricane were generated in the Advanced Circulation Model for Oceanic, Coastal, and Estuarine Waters (ADCIRC) model to predict the flooding that could be caused by a worst-case scenario. Using this scenario, zones have been identified to represent areas in the Clear Creek Watershed vulnerable to flooding from storm surge, rainfall, or both.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationWinter, Heather. "Analysis and Prediction of Rainfall and Storm Surge Interactions in the Clear Creek Watershed using Unsteady-State HEC-RAS Hydraulic Modeling." (2012) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64693">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64693</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-05-167en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/64693en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectStorm surgeen_US
dc.subjectRainfall runoffen_US
dc.subjectHazard Zonesen_US
dc.subjectUnsteady-state hydraulic modelingen_US
dc.titleAnalysis and Prediction of Rainfall and Storm Surge Interactions in the Clear Creek Watershed using Unsteady-State HEC-RAS Hydraulic Modelingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentCivil and Environmental Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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